NCJ Number
31089
Journal
Journal of the Forensic Science Society Volume: 15 Issue: 2 Dated: (APRIL 1975) Pages: 127-132
Date Published
1975
Length
6 pages
Annotation
FIVE SEARCHING METHODS FOR REMOVING TRANSFERRED FIBERS FROM FIVE REPRESENTATIVE ARTICLES OF MEN'S CLOTHING (THREE JACKETS AND TWO SWEATERS OF DIFFERING SURFACE APPEARANCES) ARE EVALUATED.
Abstract
RESULTS ARE QUOTED FOR THE SEARCHING EFFICIENCY OF SHAKING, VACUUMING, A NYLON BRUSH FABRIC, AND HIGH AND LOW ADHESIVE TAPES. THE EFFICIENCY OF THE LAST THREE WERE SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER THAN THE PREVIOUS TWO. THE NUMBER OF BACKGROUND FIBRES REMOVED TOGETHER WITH THE TRANSFERRED FIBRES FROM A RECIPIENT GARMENT WERE COMPARED FOR THE BEST THREE SEARCHING TECHNIQUES. IN THE LIGHT OF THESE RESULTS IT IS TENTATIVELY SUGGESTED WHICH IS THE METHOD OF CHOICE UNDER A GIVEN SET OF CIRCUMSTANCES. A STUDY WAS ALSO UNDERTAKEN ON THE NUMBER OF FIBRES LOST DURING THE PACKAGING OF THE CLOTHING EXHIBITS. REFERENCES ARE PROVIDED. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT)